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Was Edge of Tomorrow worth the Imax price?
Or would you say its just alright seeing it in regular theater?
I wish the theater near me i could hop between IMAX and regular, but they are seperate buildings
and yes, Dumb and Dumber To!

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Originally Posted by TallGuyCM

Exactly what I was thinking.

After missing it at AFI Fest last year, I finally saw Lukas Moodysson's We are the Best! and it was wonderful.

Yeah I caught it last week at the Nuart and it was fucking awesome. For a movie about teenage girls it had a lovely tone. There was a real innocence to the film and it managed to be honest and funny without any of the saccharine bullshit that usually accompanies these kinds of stories. All three of the girls were great, although I'll admit it took me a few minutes to correctly identify their gender.

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Speaking of which, if anyone wants Wild At Heart on Blu-ray, Twilight Time has released it via their limited run model. They announced this morning that their are less than 400 copies left. It's expensive, but they only press 3000 and they exclusively hold the rights in North America.

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Originally Posted by AlecEiffel

Speaking of which, if anyone wants Wild At Heart on Blu-ray, Twilight Time has released it via their limited run model. They announced this morning that their are less than 400 copies left. It's expensive, but they only press 3000 and they exclusively hold the rights in North America.

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I have heard iffy reviews of the WAH blu-ray online, mostly saying the picture quality isn't as optimal as it could be, and the extras are all ports over from the DVD version. Any idea how long they have the rights on that one? I am tempted, though.

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Originally Posted by tyles

I have heard iffy reviews of the WAH blu-ray online, mostly saying the picture quality isn't as optimal as it could be, and the extras are all ports over from the DVD version. Any idea how long they have the rights on that one?

Three years, but there is no guarantee that anyone will put it out (or Twilight Time themselves will renew) when the rights lapse. The only reason they were able to get it in the first place is because MGM had no interest in putting it out themselves. There are international releases, but as far as Region A goes this is the only choice we'll have for a while, potentially ever.

I do have it but I haven't gotten around to watching it, so I can't comment on the PQ. Twilight Times' extras are always pretty minimal/lame unless you're into isolated scores.

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Originally Posted by AlecEiffel

Three years, but there is no guarantee that anyone will put it out (or Twilight Time themselves will renew) when the rights lapse. The only reason they were able to get it in the first place is because MGM had no interest in putting it out themselves. There are international releases, but as far as Region A goes this is the only choice we'll have for a while, potentially ever.

I do have it but I haven't gotten around to watching it, so I can't comment on the PQ. Twilight Times' extras are always pretty minimal/lame unless you're into isolated scores.

This seems to be the sad state of affairs with a lot of film studios being cheap with their catalogs and remastering for blu-ray, although MGM is starting to be come more notorious for doing so (see the sad case of "The Alamo," whose original film elements are rapidly degrading and MGM will not pick up the bill for it or even let others do so). We can only hope that smaller labels like Criterion, Twilight Time, Keno, and others can pick up the slack and get the rights to the films that are being neglected by their owners.

Granted, I know that it's not cheap by any means, but letting original elements degrade? Horrific.

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It's just kind of the way it's going to be now. Home video is becoming an extremely niche market. Other than the truly Triple A stuff, catalog titles just aren't worth the major studios time and money anymore. Twilight Time, Criterion, Shout/Scream Factory, Keno, Olive, Flicker Alley, etc are all great companies to different degrees, but they certainly aren't cheap.

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Yes, There is good acting in it, but it's a bit too much of a "scared straight" kind of a movie for me. There isn't much in actual story going on. It's nice getting to see Danny Trejo get to try some real acting in it though.

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I think I need to watch Wicker Man again. I remember thinking that most of the scenes were more strange than frightening. Maybe that is what is so unnerving? Idk it was good, but I felt like it lacked in the horror department. It never captures that great mix of obscure and horrific the way that other films like The Shining and Rosemary's Baby do.

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Originally Posted by TallGuyCM

I've come across two absolute masterpieces this week: Thomas Vinterberg's The Celebration and Robin Hardy's original version of The Wicker Man.

My wife really loves The Celebration but I haven't seen it yet. I looked that up to make sure it was the same film I was thinking of and I don't think I realized he directed The Hunt with Mads Mikkelsen. It is on Netflix but I have been putting it off, guess I should not give it a go, too.

Originally Posted by getbetter

If you can't make the deadline you cant make the deadline. I didn't stop playing pokemon last night for nothing.